tatiya's apartment is great: clean, well thought and designed to feel chilled, practical, welcoming, and the cats are gorgeous. getting a cab from the road to the MRT and sky train stations, which are just where the amazing Chatichak market is, adds just 1-2 dollars onto the journey, not really much extra time involved, and I don't think it's a big issue to pay for the cab as I was paying such a good price for the room. , and once you are on the sky train, it's just a few stops and no changes to Siam, Asok etc, very straightforward.
The condo security guards and concierge were also very sweet.
Tatiya herself is awesome: great communication whilst we were both doing our stuff separately and then when we actually met, a couple of days into my stay, she was great company and superwelcoming and helpful. We had great great food at a nearby place and I was lucky enough to be there on a day when she hosted a meal so I know her cooking is just great too..!..